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    Smile 1851-1901 census lookup please

    Can any one help with this family [sorry, the name is Smith]
    Robert Smith b circa 1826 Scotland >[ some type of military person]
    Wife Sophia Louisa [maiden name Bolt] b 1823 Greenwich Kent
    Children
    William born Plumstead Kent c 1851
    Ann b Plumstead 1854
    Eliza b Plumstead 1860.
    They were obviously still around Kent in 1851/61
    Would be grateful thank you

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    Hello

    Baptism
    St Alphege greenwich

    Sophia Lucy Bolt d/o Peter & Georgeana BOLT bp 14/09/1823 born 14/01/1823 a bricklayer Lime Kiln Lane

    Robert SMITH full age Bach Bombadier Royal Artilliery s/o William a farmer
    Sophia Louisa BOLT age spinster d/o Peter a Bricklayer

    1851
    H107 1590 332 2
    10 Seymour Terrace
    SMITH Robert 25 Sergeant RA Scotland
    SMITH Sophia 27 Greenwich
    SMITH William 3 weeks

    1861
    6 Melbourne place
    RG- 409 709 23
    SMITH Robert 35 Corporal RA Scotland
    SMITH Sophia 37 Greenwich
    SMITH William 10 Plumstead ( under Woolwich )
    SMITH Eliza 7
    SMITH Eliza 1

    Robert appears to be a career soldier!

    elsabels

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    Hi. Thank you very much for your help. May I ask if it is possible to find them in a later census? I am wondering if william later followed in his fathers footsteps.

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    Quote Originally Posted by seeker View Post
    I am wondering if william later followed in his fathers footsteps.
    Hi Seeker,

    If this is William - as a Groom at the Artillery Barracks - it looks very much like he did!

    1871 Census

    Name: William Smith
    Age: 19
    Estimated birth year: abt 1852
    Gender: Male
    Where born: Plumstead, Kent, England
    Civil Parish: Christchurch
    Ecclesiastical parish: Christchurch
    County/Island: Hampshire Country: England
    Registration district: Christchurch
    Sub-registration district: Christchurch

    Source Citation: Class: RG10; Piece: 1176; Folio: 97; Page: 12; GSU roll: 827804

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    Thank you very much for your help. That certainly looks like him. Is Hampshire near Kent? On 1881, I am finding a William Smith > drummer staff E K M ? at barracks > 1881 census Dwelling Sturry Rd Married Soldiers Qrs
    Census Place Canterbury St Mary Northgate, Kent, England
    Family History Library Film 1341228
    Public Records Office Reference RG11
    Piece / Folio 0957 / 123
    Page Number 18
    Do you think this could be my William?
    Thanks Pam

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    Hi Pam

    Could be - but thought you might like to consider the following, which I think is much more likely – particularly when you follow through wife Elizabeth and daughter Annie to the 1891 Census and you find Elizabeth a Widow and a "Sophia L Smith" – mother-in-law visiting!!


    1881 Census

    William Smith
    Age: 30
    Estimated birth year: abt 1851
    Relation: Head
    Spouse's name: Elizabeth Smith

    Gender: Male
    Where born: Woolwich, Kent, England
    Civil Parish: Plymstock
    County/Island: Devon
    Street address: "FortBovesand" Plymstock
    Condition as to marriage: Married

    Occupation: Sergeant Major R A (Soldier)

    Registration district: Plympton St Mary
    Sub-registration district: Yealmpton

    Household Members:
    Name, Age

    William Smith, 30
    Elizabeth Smith, 26 B: Sheerness, Kent
    Annie S. Smith,

    Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 2186; Folio: 6; Page: 6; GSU roll: 1341526

    1891 Census

    Elizabeth Smith
    Age: 35
    Estimated birth year: abt 1856
    Relation: Head
    Gender: Female
    Where born: Sheerness, Kent, England
    Civil Parish: Steynton
    Ecclesiastical parish: Steynton
    Town: Milford Haven
    County/Island: Pembrokeshire
    Country: Wales

    Street address: Alma InnPriory Street, Milford Haven

    Condition as to marriage: Widow
    Occupation: Manageress of Public House

    Household Members:
    Name, Age

    Elizabeth Smith, 35 B: Sheerness, Kent
    Annie Smith, 10 B: Plymouth, Devon
    Maude Smith, 8 B: Plymouth, Devon
    Dora W Smith, 6 B: St Peters, Jersey, Channel Islands
    Mable V Smith, 5 B: St Peters, Jersey, Channel Islands
    Sophia L Smith, 60 Mother-in-Law B: Greenwich, Kent
    Eliza Davies, 18 Servant

    There is a photo of theAlma InnPriory Street, Milford Haven as it is today on the following link

    http://www.sabrain.com/alma-inn

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    Thank you so much. I think you might be right. I will try and follow this one. If i can get a marriage cert for William and Elizabeth is should tell me his father was Robert.
    Cheers PAm

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    Hello

    Your location on you ID is blank so I assume you are out of the UK

    Loction sites:

    maps.google.co.uk

    parishes google 'PARLOC'

    elsabels

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    Hi Elsabels. Yes. I am in Australia. Ill fix that location thing.

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    I dont know how to change location. it wont let me add Australia to county. LOL

 

 

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